Wind energy can create 3.3 million new jobs worldwide over next five years: GWEC
April 29, 2021
As of 2020, India had approximately 63,000 wind energy workers
About 3.3 million new wind power jobs can be created globally over the next five years, the Global Wind Energy Council said on Thursday.
This figure includes direct jobs in both onshore and offshore wind, and covers the entire value chain of the sector: project planning and development; manufacturing; installation; operation and maintenance (O&M) and decommissioning of projects.
As of 2020, India had approximately 63,000 wind energy workers, according to a global survey by GWEC.
With 751 GW of wind power capacity already installed, the wind industry has generated nearly 1.2 million jobs globally to date, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
New analysis by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) shows that over 3 million new wind power jobs can be created globally over the next five years due to major industry expansion.
This total 3.3m figure includes direct jobs in both onshore and offshore wind, and covers the entire value chain of the sector: project planning and development; manufacturing; installation; operation and maintenance (O&M); and decommissioning.
With 751GW of wind power capacity already installed, the wind industry has generated nearly 1.2 million jobs globally to date according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
The world’s leading wind energy countries are home to hundreds of thousands of direct jobs in the wind industry.
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